“Many of my colleagues and I have had discussions related to changes that we would like to see made in Pennsylvania law to further extend protections in statute to Pennsylvanians who own companies to insure that religious liberty is not being violated,” Metcalfe told KDKA political editor Jon Delano.

Some agree even if it discriminates against certain people.

“If it’s a private organization, they should be able to do that,” said Jan Jones of McKeesport. “It’s unfortunate that that might happen, but yes they should be able to do that.”

Regardless of religious beliefs, the LGBT community in Pennsylvania has less protection than, say, race or gender.

It may come as a shock, but Pennsylvania is one of those states that still allows discrimination against gays when it comes to jobs and housing and the like, although there are some jurisdictions like Pittsburgh and Allegheny County where such discriminatory conduct is illegal.

Despite repeated efforts, a bill to protect gays from discrimination has not yet passed the legislature.